Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare An Environmental Assessment For the Proposed Texas Gas Storage Expansion Project Phase 3 and Request For Comments on Environmental Issues, 41735-41737 [E7-14744]
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their own transportation and should
meet at 9 a.m. (CST) at the Amory City
Hall, 109 South Front Street, Amory,
MS on August 10, 2007.
For additional information, please
contact the Commission’s Office of
External Affairs at 1–866–208–FERC
(3372).
Becoming an Intervenor
In addition to involvement in the EA
scoping process, you may want to
become an official party to the
proceeding, or ‘‘intervenor’’. To become
an intervenor you must file a motion to
intervene according to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214). Intervenors
have the right to seek rehearing of the
Commission’s decision. Motions to
Intervene should be electronically
submitted using the Commission’s
eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons without Internet access should
send an original and 14 copies of their
motion to the Secretary of the
Commission at the address indicated
previously. Persons filing Motions to
Intervene on or before the comment
deadline indicated above must send a
copy of the motion to the Applicant. All
filings, including late interventions,
submitted after the comment deadline
must be served on the Applicant and all
other intervenors identified on the
Commission’s service list for this
proceeding. Persons on the service list
with e-mail addresses may be served
electronically; others must be served a
hard copy of the filing.
Affected landowners and parties with
environmental concerns may be granted
intervenor status upon showing good
cause by stating that they have a clear
and direct interest in this proceeding
which would not be adequately
represented by any other parties. You do
not need intervenor status to have your
environmental comments considered.
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Environmental Mailing List
An effort is being made to send this
notice to all individuals, organizations,
and government entities interested in
and/or potentially affected by the
proposed project. This includes all
landowners who are potential right-ofway grantors, whose property may be
used temporarily for project purposes,
or who own homes within distances
defined in the Commission’s regulations
of certain aboveground facilities. By this
notice we are also asking governmental
agencies, especially those in Appendix
2, to express their interest in becoming
cooperating agencies for the preparation
of the EA.
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Additional Information
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at 1–866–208-FERC or on the FERC
Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov)
using the eLibrary link. Click on the
eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search’’
and enter the docket number excluding
the last three digits in the Docket
Number field. Be sure you have selected
an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov
or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for
TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The
eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices,
and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission now
offers a free service called eSubscription
which allows you to keep track of all
formal issuances and submittals in
specific dockets. This can reduce the
amount of time you spend researching
proceedings by automatically providing
you with notification of these filings,
document summaries and direct links to
the documents. Go to https://
www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Finally, public meetings or site visits
will be posted on the Commission’s
calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/
EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along
with other related information.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP07–405–000]
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice
of Intent To Prepare An Environmental
Assessment For the Proposed Texas
Gas Storage Expansion Project Phase
3 and Request For Comments on
Environmental Issues
July 23, 2007.
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of
the Texas Gas Storage Expansion
Project, involving construction and
operation of facilities by Texas Gas
Transmission L.L.C. (Texas Gas) in
Hopkins, Muhlenberg, and Webster
Counties, Kentucky. This EA will be
used by the Commission in its decision-
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making process to determine whether
the project is in the public convenience
and necessity.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping period that will be used to
gather environmental input from the
public and interested agencies on the
project. Your input will help the
Commission staff determine which
issues need to be evaluated in the EA.
Please note that the scoping period will
close on August 23, 2007.
With this notice, we 1 are asking other
federal, state, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special
expertise with respect to environmental
issues to cooperate with us in the
preparation of the EA. Agencies that
would like to request cooperating status
should follow the instructions for filing
comments provided below.
If you are a landowner receiving this
notice, you may be contacted by a Texas
Gas representative about the acquisition
of an easement to construct, operate,
and maintain the proposed project
facilities. The pipeline company would
seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
agreement. However, if the project is
approved by the Commission, that
approval conveys with it the right of
eminent domain. Therefore, if easement
negotiations fail to produce an
agreement, the pipeline company could
initiate condemnation proceedings in
accordance with state law.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility on My Land? What Do I Need
to Know?’’ addresses a number of
typically asked questions, including the
use of eminent domain and how to
participate in the Commission’s
proceedings. It is available for viewing
on the FERC Internet Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov).
Summary of the Proposed Project
Texas Gas seeks authorization to
install one 5,488 horsepower (hp)
compressor and retire in place two
existing 2,000 hp compressor units at its
existing Midland III Compressor Station
in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Texas
Gas also proposes minor modifications
at its existing Slaughter’s Compressor
Station in Webster County, Kentucky.
No change in horsepower is proposed at
the Slaughter’s Compressor Station at
this time. Further, Texas Gas would:
construct about 11 miles of 30-inchdiameter looping pipeline in Hopkins
and Muhlenberg Counties, Kentucky;
construct 2,900 feet of extension to its
existing 16-inch-diameter storage lateral
1 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the FERC’s Office of Energy
Projects.
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(E–9 pipeline); drill seven new
horizontal injection/withdrawal wells at
its existing Midland Storage Field; and
add related piping to connect these
wells with its lateral system (ranging
from 8 to 12 inches in diameter and 150
to 3,000 feet in length). A general
project location map is included in
Appendix A.
In addition, Texas Gas would
construct new pig launcher/receiver
facilities: within its existing Hanson
Compressor Station; to the west of its
Midland III Compressor Station; and at
each end of its modified E–9 pipeline.
Land Requirements for Construction
Construction of the proposed Texas
Gas Storage Expansion Project Phase 3
would affect a total of about 202.5 acres
during construction. Following
construction, about 108.8 acres would
be allowed to revert to its previous
conditions. Disturbance associated with
aboveground facilities would
permanently disturb 4.1 acres of land.
Texas Gas proposes to construct its
30-inch-diameter pipeline in a 90-footwide construction right-of-way and well
lines within a 75-foot-wide construction
right-of-way. Texas Gas would maintain
a 50-foot-wide permanent right-of-way
for operation and maintenance of the
pipelines.
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The EA Process
We are preparing the EA to comply
with the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) which requires the
Commission to take into account the
environmental impacts that could result
from an action whenever it considers
the issuance of a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also
requires us to discover and address
concerns the public may have about
proposals. This process is referred to as
‘‘scoping’’. The main goal of the scoping
process is to focus the analysis in the
EA on the important environmental
issues. By this Notice, we are requesting
public comments on the scope of the
issues to address in the EA. All
comments received will be considered
during the preparation of the EA.
Our independent analysis of the
issues will be in the EA. Depending on
the comments received during the
scoping process, the EA may be
published and mailed to federal, state,
and local agencies; public interest
groups; interested individuals; affected
landowners; newspapers and libraries in
the project area; and the Commission’s
official service list for this proceeding.
A comment period will be allotted for
review if the EA is published. We will
consider all comments on the EA before
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we make our recommendations to the
Commission.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by
providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the project.
By becoming a commenter, your
concerns will be addressed in the EA
and considered by the Commission.
Your comments should focus on the
potential environmental effects of the
proposal, reasonable alternatives to the
proposal (including alternative locations
and routes), and measures to avoid or
lessen environmental impact. The more
specific your comments, the more useful
they will be. Please carefully follow
these instructions to ensure that your
comments are received in time and
properly recorded:
• Send an original and two copies of
your letter to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
• Label one copy of the comments for
the attention of Gas Branch 1;
• Reference Docket No. CP07–405–
000;
• Mail your comments so that they
will be received in Washington, DC on
or before August 23, 2007.
Please note that the Commission
strongly encourages electronic filing of
comments. See 18 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)
and the instructions on the
Commission’s Internet Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘eFiling’’
link and the link to the User’s Guide.
Prepare your submission in the same
manner as you would if filing on paper
and save it to a file on your hard drive.
Before you can file comments you will
need to create an account by clicking on
‘‘Login to File’’ and then ‘‘New User
Account.’’ You will be asked to select
the type of filing you are making. This
filing is considered a ‘‘Comment on
Filing.’’
Becoming an Intervenor
In addition to involvement in the EA
scoping process, you may want to
become an official party to the
proceeding known as an ‘‘intervenor.’’
Intervenors play a more formal role in
the process. Among other things,
intervenors have the right to receive
copies of case-related Commission
documents and filings by other
intervenors. Likewise, each intervenor
must send one electronic copy (using
the Commission’s eFiling system) or 14
paper copies of its filings to the
Secretary of the Commission and must
send a copy of its filings to all other
parties on the Commission’s service list
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for this proceeding. If you want to
become an intervenor, you must file a
motion to intervene according to Rule
214 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR
385.214). Only intervenors have the
right to seek rehearing of the
Commission’s decision.
Affected landowners and parties with
environmental concerns may be granted
intervenor status upon showing good
cause by stating that they have a clear
and direct interest in this proceeding
which would not be adequately
represented by any other parties. You do
not need intervenor status to have your
environmental comments considered.
Environmental Mailing List
An effort is being made to send this
notice to all individuals, organizations,
and government entities interested in
and/or potentially affected by the
proposed project. This includes all
landowners who are potential right-ofway grantors, whose property may be
used temporarily for project purposes,
or who own homes within distances
defined in the Commission’s regulations
of certain aboveground facilities. We
encourage government representatives
to notify their constituents of this
planned project and encourage them to
comment on their areas of concern. If
you do not return the attached form
(Appendix B), you will be removed from
the Commission’s environmental
mailing list.
Additional Information
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs
at 1–866–208 FERC (3372) or on the
FERC Internet Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov). Using the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link, select ‘‘General Search’’ from the
eLibrary menu, enter the selected date
range and ‘‘Docket Number’’ excluding
the last three digits (i.e., CP07–405), and
follow the instructions. For assistance
with access to eLibrary, the helpline can
be reached at 1–866–208–3676, TTY
(202) 502–8659, or at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The
eLibrary link on the FERC Internet Web
site also provides access to the texts of
formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices,
and rule makings.
In addition, the Commission now
offers a free service called eSubscription
which allows you to keep track of all
formal issuances and submittals in
specific dockets. This can reduce the
amount of time you spend researching
proceedings by automatically providing
you with notification of these filings,
document summaries and direct links to
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the documents. Go to https://
www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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For further information, please
contact: John Blair at (202) 502–6092 or
at: john.blair@ferc.gov.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 12606–000; Project No. 2545–
091]
Post Falls Hydroelectric Project
Spokane River Developments Project,
Avista Corporation Spokane, WA;
Notice of Availability of the Final
Enivironmental Impact Statement for
the Spokane River Developments and
Post Falls Hydroelectric Projects
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July 20, 2007.
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC)
regulations contained in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR part
380 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897])
the Office of Energy Projects staff (staff)
reviewed the applications for New
Major Licenses for the Spokane River
Hydroelectric Project and Post Falls
Project. Staff prepared a final
environmental impact statement (FEIS)
for the projects which are located on the
Spokane River, Washington.
The FEIS contains staff’s analysis of
the potential environmental effects of
the projects and concludes that
licensing the projects, with staff’s
recommended measures, would not
constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the
human environment. Copies of the FEIS
have been sent to federal, state, and
local agencies; public interest groups;
and individuals on the Commission’s
mailing list.
A copy of the FEIS is available for
review at the Commission’s Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s Web site at: https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘e-Library’’ link.
Enter the docket number (P–2545) or
(P–12606), to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support at:
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–2376, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659.
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[Project No. 925–010]
Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting
Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions;
City of Ottumwa, IA
July 24, 2007.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric license application has
been filed with the Commission and is
available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New License.
b. Project No.: P–925–010.
c. Date Filed: April 26, 2006.
d. Applicant: City of Ottumwa, Iowa.
e. Name of Project: Ottumwa
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Des Moines River
in the City of Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa. The project does not
occupy federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Richard Wilcox,
Ottumwa Water and Hydro, 230 Turner
Drive, Ottumwa, Iowa 52501, (641) 684–
4606.
i. FERC Contact: Tim Konnert, (202)
502–6359 or timothy.konnert@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice;
reply comments are due 105 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure require all intervenors
filing documents with the Commission
to serve a copy of that document on
each person whose name appears on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
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Comments, recommendations, terms
and conditions, and prescriptions may
be filed electronically via the Internet in
lieu of paper. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filings. See CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link.
k. This application has been accepted,
and is ready for environmental analysis
at this time.
l. The existing Ottumwa Project
consists of: (1) A 18-foot-high dam with
a 641-foot-long spillway section
equipped with eight tainter gates and
one bascule gate; (2) a reservoir with a
normal water surface elevation of 638.5
feet msl; (3) a powerhouse integral to
the dam containing three generating
units with a combined installed
capacity of 3,250 kW; (4) two 100-footlong 2.4 kV generator leads routed
underground to transformers in the
nearby substation; and (5) appurtenant
facilities. The applicant estimates that
the average annual generation would be
10,261,920 kilowatt hours.
m. A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h. above.
All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘REPLY
COMMENTS’’,
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS’’, ‘‘TERMS
AND CONDITIONS’’, or
‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS’’; (2) set forth in the
heading the name of the applicant and
the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish
the name, address, and telephone
number of the person submitting the
filing; and (4) otherwise comply with
the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001
through 385.2005. All comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions must set
forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain
copies of the application directly from
the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all
persons listed on the service list
prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
4.34(b), and 385.2010.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP07-405-000]
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare An
Environmental Assessment For the Proposed Texas Gas Storage Expansion
Project Phase 3 and Request For Comments on Environmental Issues
July 23, 2007.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of the Texas Gas Storage Expansion
Project, involving construction and operation of facilities by Texas
Gas Transmission L.L.C. (Texas Gas) in Hopkins, Muhlenberg, and Webster
Counties, Kentucky. This EA will be used by the Commission in its
decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the
public convenience and necessity.
This notice announces the opening of the scoping period that will
be used to gather environmental input from the public and interested
agencies on the project. Your input will help the Commission staff
determine which issues need to be evaluated in the EA. Please note that
the scoping period will close on August 23, 2007.
With this notice, we \1\ are asking other federal, state, local,
and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with
respect to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation
of the EA. Agencies that would like to request cooperating status
should follow the instructions for filing comments provided below.
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\1\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff
of the FERC's Office of Energy Projects.
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If you are a landowner receiving this notice, you may be contacted
by a Texas Gas representative about the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the proposed project facilities. The
pipeline company would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
agreement. However, if the project is approved by the Commission, that
approval conveys with it the right of eminent domain. Therefore, if
easement negotiations fail to produce an agreement, the pipeline
company could initiate condemnation proceedings in accordance with
state law.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural
Gas Facility on My Land? What Do I Need to Know?'' addresses a number
of typically asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and
how to participate in the Commission's proceedings. It is available for
viewing on the FERC Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov).
Summary of the Proposed Project
Texas Gas seeks authorization to install one 5,488 horsepower (hp)
compressor and retire in place two existing 2,000 hp compressor units
at its existing Midland III Compressor Station in Muhlenberg County,
Kentucky. Texas Gas also proposes minor modifications at its existing
Slaughter's Compressor Station in Webster County, Kentucky. No change
in horsepower is proposed at the Slaughter's Compressor Station at this
time. Further, Texas Gas would: construct about 11 miles of 30-inch-
diameter looping pipeline in Hopkins and Muhlenberg Counties, Kentucky;
construct 2,900 feet of extension to its existing 16-inch-diameter
storage lateral
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(E-9 pipeline); drill seven new horizontal injection/withdrawal wells
at its existing Midland Storage Field; and add related piping to
connect these wells with its lateral system (ranging from 8 to 12
inches in diameter and 150 to 3,000 feet in length). A general project
location map is included in Appendix A.
In addition, Texas Gas would construct new pig launcher/receiver
facilities: within its existing Hanson Compressor Station; to the west
of its Midland III Compressor Station; and at each end of its modified
E-9 pipeline.
Land Requirements for Construction
Construction of the proposed Texas Gas Storage Expansion Project
Phase 3 would affect a total of about 202.5 acres during construction.
Following construction, about 108.8 acres would be allowed to revert to
its previous conditions. Disturbance associated with aboveground
facilities would permanently disturb 4.1 acres of land.
Texas Gas proposes to construct its 30-inch-diameter pipeline in a
90-foot-wide construction right-of-way and well lines within a 75-foot-
wide construction right-of-way. Texas Gas would maintain a 50-foot-wide
permanent right-of-way for operation and maintenance of the pipelines.
The EA Process
We are preparing the EA to comply with the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) which requires the Commission to take into account
the environmental impacts that could result from an action whenever it
considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity. NEPA also requires us to discover and address concerns the
public may have about proposals. This process is referred to as
``scoping''. The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the
analysis in the EA on the important environmental issues. By this
Notice, we are requesting public comments on the scope of the issues to
address in the EA. All comments received will be considered during the
preparation of the EA.
Our independent analysis of the issues will be in the EA. Depending
on the comments received during the scoping process, the EA may be
published and mailed to federal, state, and local agencies; public
interest groups; interested individuals; affected landowners;
newspapers and libraries in the project area; and the Commission's
official service list for this proceeding. A comment period will be
allotted for review if the EA is published. We will consider all
comments on the EA before we make our recommendations to the
Commission.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the project. By becoming a commenter, your
concerns will be addressed in the EA and considered by the Commission.
Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects of
the proposal, reasonable alternatives to the proposal (including
alternative locations and routes), and measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impact. The more specific your comments, the more useful
they will be. Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that
your comments are received in time and properly recorded:
Send an original and two copies of your letter to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas
Branch 1;
Reference Docket No. CP07-405-000;
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before August 23, 2007.
Please note that the Commission strongly encourages electronic
filing of comments. See 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Internet
Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the ``eFiling'' link and the link
to the User's Guide. Prepare your submission in the same manner as you
would if filing on paper and save it to a file on your hard drive.
Before you can file comments you will need to create an account by
clicking on ``Login to File'' and then ``New User Account.'' You will
be asked to select the type of filing you are making. This filing is
considered a ``Comment on Filing.''
Becoming an Intervenor
In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want
to become an official party to the proceeding known as an
``intervenor.'' Intervenors play a more formal role in the process.
Among other things, intervenors have the right to receive copies of
case-related Commission documents and filings by other intervenors.
Likewise, each intervenor must send one electronic copy (using the
Commission's eFiling system) or 14 paper copies of its filings to the
Secretary of the Commission and must send a copy of its filings to all
other parties on the Commission's service list for this proceeding. If
you want to become an intervenor, you must file a motion to intervene
according to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214). Only intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing of the Commission's decision.
Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be
granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be
adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor
status to have your environmental comments considered.
Environmental Mailing List
An effort is being made to send this notice to all individuals,
organizations, and government entities interested in and/or potentially
affected by the proposed project. This includes all landowners who are
potential right-of-way grantors, whose property may be used temporarily
for project purposes, or who own homes within distances defined in the
Commission's regulations of certain aboveground facilities. We
encourage government representatives to notify their constituents of
this planned project and encourage them to comment on their areas of
concern. If you do not return the attached form (Appendix B), you will
be removed from the Commission's environmental mailing list.
Additional Information
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs at 1-866-208 FERC (3372) or on
the FERC Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov). Using the
``eLibrary'' link, select ``General Search'' from the eLibrary menu,
enter the selected date range and ``Docket Number'' excluding the last
three digits (i.e., CP07-405), and follow the instructions. For
assistance with access to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached at 1-
866-208-3676, TTY (202) 502-8659, or at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The
eLibrary link on the FERC Internet Web site also provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rule makings.
In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to
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the documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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